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- I ignHu-Y BUILDING Filed Nov.' 2s, 1925 2 sheewsnaet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS- Patented Feb. v15, 1927.

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FERNAND E. DHUMY, OF ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO RAiMP BUILDINGS CORPORATION, OF NEW YDRK, Y., A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

BUILDING.

Application led November 28, 1925. Serial No. 71,959.

This invention relates to garage buildings of the type havin storage oors located at different levels an connected by ramps over -which the automobiles may be driven under -groiips of superposed storage'loors. The

doors of the two groups are located at; staggered levels and have driveway connections with the spiral ramp at spacedpoints in its height. l

in the drawings Fig. 1 is a horizontal sec-l tion taken on the line 1-1 of Fig. 2;

liig. 2 a vertical section taken. on theline 2-2 of Fig. 1; f

Fig. 3 a vertical section taken yon the line 3 3 of Fig- 1;

Fig. l a view similar toFigQS on 'a reduced scale, showing the spiral ramp and the oors diagrammatically Fig. 5 a section' taken on the line 5-5 ot' Fig. 1; 4

-`ig.. 6 a section taken on the line 6-f6 of Fig. 1.

Figf e horizontal section taken through a modified form of building; and

Fie'. 8 a section taken on the line vS--S ot at opposite sides of the partition wall 5 are two groups of super-posed storage floors The doors 7 are arq rangedin planes intermediate the planes ofA the floors 6.-

Located at the center of the' building is a continuous, ascending spiral rainp 8. This ramp extends equal distances into thc areas- `ci the'oors 6 and 7 at opposite sides of the central partition and leads t'roin` the ground vfloor upwaijglly through thc Hooi-s6 and 7.

The pitch or inclination of the ramp is suon a that it describes one complete circle within a. distance equal to tliespace between a pair of the super-posed floors 6 or 7. One half of each turn-olf the ramp is located within the area of the 4floors 7 and the other lilalt'- is located within the area of the floors 6. The ramp extends through the floors 6 and 7 at points located upon the diametrical line 6-6 extending at right angles tothe partitionv 5,v

as shown in Fig. 1. `The points of intersection of vthe ramp with the floors 6 and 7 are located'midway between the division plane and the opposite side walls 1- and 2.

Each of the floors 6 is laid out to provide a driveway or corridor space 9 extending parallel to the partition 5 throughout the i length' of the floor. At opposite sides ofthe driveway 9, arrangedl along the side wall 1 and the partition '5, are rows of individual storage spaces 10 for receivin the automobiles. Each floor '7 is similar y laid out to provide a driveway or corridor space 11 and 'Y storage spaces therealong. 'lhe driveways 9 and 11 extend substantially tangential to -the opposite sides of the spiral ramp and cross the ramp at its points of intersection with the floors 6v and 7. The driveways make connection with the spiral ramp over short ramps 12 and 13. The ramps 12 lead downwardly-from the Hoors to the ramp, and the ramps 13 lead upwardly from the floors to the ramp, as shown in Fig. 5. These short ramps are formed so as to merge the floors evenly "with the ramp around the curved .contour thereof and provide driveway con` nections between the floors and the ramp over which the cars .may bedriven. A door-A way leads through the endwall 4 to 011e end.

of the driveway 11 of the ground floor.

lithin the space defined by the spiral ramp is a group ofsuper-posed central storage floors 14. Each of the floors 14 is laid out to provide a number of individual automobile storage spaces l5 which -open ouiwardly toward one side of the ramp 8. They iioors '14 arc upon the saine level :is the floors '7 and are 1n eflect a continuation thereof. Short driveway incline/sor rai'nps 16 and 17 connect. each floor 144 with the vspiral ramp. The inclines 16 lead upwardly lib',

from the floors to the ramp and the inclines 17 lead from the.lioorsdownwardly to the ramp.

Tliejspiral ramp is supported by outer`columns 18and inner columns 19, land by its connections with the floors and with' the parthe spiral ramp is provided with a curbing 20. This curbing is omitted at the points where the ramp has its driveway connections with the various floors. The spiral ramp structure is, therefore, laterally open so that the driver of an ascending or descendin car may look clear across the doors 14 an be tween the columns 19 to the opposite side of the i'ainp and observe traiiic conditions for aA considerable distance ahead of him. He may also look over .the curbing to the various storage floors as he approaches them and observe if there is a car entering'fthel ramp from one of the floors. j

In Figs. 7 and 8 isi shown a modified ar#I rangement of the central floors surrounded by the spiral ramp. In this ease the parti tion extends across the enclosed central space in the form of an open structure'and two groups of superposedfloors 2l and 2Q' are located in said s ace at opposite sides of the partition. The oors of t ye group 21. are located upon the same levels as the ioorsl,

while the floors of the group 22 are upon the I same levels as the floors 6.' The oors of the two groups connect with opposite sides of the spiral ramp over short, oppositely inclined ramps 23 and 24 similar to the arnps 16 and 17 of the previously described orin,

It will be seen from the foregoing that the `ture is shown in both forms of the invention as having a circular form in plan,'it will be understood that itin-ay be made oval lor in any convenient form. 'i

What I claim is: 1. A garage buildin comprising two groups of superposed oors arranged side by side with the iioors of one group intermediate the planes ofthe floors of the other group; aninner helical driveway for inter-A fioor travel ascending continuously from end to end thereof from the lowerinost door of the building and rising through both groups of floors; ramps connecting the ioors of each group with theouter edge of said helical driveway; and ramps c'onnectin 'theidoors of/"eaci group with the innere ge of said 'lielic'a driveway, said driveway 'being of such radiusjand so located with reference'to said two groups of floors as to have a low grade and to intersect the floors of the two groups-a suiiicient distance from the adjacent edges of the groups of floors te aord imams 2.. I

car-storage spaces on Vthe doors within turns of the driveway. tition 5. Along its inner and outer edgesA 25A` garage buiidiiig comprising` walls; two groups of superposed levei tioors located at opposite sides of a vericai division piane with the floors of one group lying iirplanes intermediate the planes of the doors of the other group; a continuously` ascending helical driveway structure rising through both or" said groups ci? `doors :troni the iowerrnost floor level of the building and interscctcd by said division plane, those tions oi' the several convolutions of the continuous helical driveway structure at each. side oi' said division plane passing through those floors located at the saine side of the plane as said sections at points substantially' midway the ends of said sections; and two short ramp connections between 'each iioor and the section of the helical driveway structure which intersects the floor, leading respectively downwardly and upwardiy from said section to the ioor at opposite sides oi? the line of intersection of the helical drive way structure section with'the floor.

3.\ A garage building comprising outer walls; two groups of suppeiposed level doors located at opposite sides of a verticai division plane with the iioors of one groupiying in planes intermediate the planes of the doors of the other group; a continuous helical. driveway structure rising through both or said groups of iioors and intersected by said division piane, those sections of the several tween each floor and the section of the helical y driveway structure which intersects the doora leading respectively downwardly and up wardly from said section to the Hoor at opposite sides of the line of intersection ci' 7 said section with said door.j each of said heiiw v cai driveway structure sections-with th'etwo raznp connections therewith being so urianged with 'relation to the division plane -aiid the opposite wall oi" the building as to co-operate with portions of the door inter'- sec'ted by said section to forni a continuous driving corridor along said door with storage space along vboth vsides oi thecorridor.

1i. A storage building comprising two i vgroups et superposed doors, the ioors of one group being arranged in laterally oii'set relation with respect to the doors of the other group and in plaines intermediate the planes oi the tioors of said other group a contin-y vnous inter-door driveway rising through both groups oi iloors and intersecting doors of the two groups alternateiy, each door haviing storage area thereon and two sepa-rated unobstructed intra-Floor driveway portions thereon each extending past storage*` area on the floor, said interfloor driveway entering and leaving each iioor between the adjacent ends of said two intra-Hoor driveway portions of the door, and ramps merging the adjacent ends of the two intra-floor driveway portions on each :door with 4the interposed section of the inter-floor driveway to form a continuous driving corridor on each floor.

5. .A storage building comprising two groups of superposed floors, the floors of one group being arranged in laterally offset re-.'

floors connected thereby at points adjacent opposite ends of the curved driveway connection.

6. A storage building comprising two groups of superposed level floors located at opposite sides of a vertical division plane withthe floors of one group lying in planes intermediate the planes of the floors of the other group; a continuously ascending helical driveway structure of uniform radius and uniform grade throughout rising through both of said groups, mtersected by said ivision plane and intersecting each ioor of each group at a point substantially midway its points of intersection with the division plane, the outer curved edge of the helical driveway being exposed and unobstructed for a material portion of its length adjacent each of said ioor intersections and the oors at opposite sides of the division pla-ne being provided with straight driveways with their inner and outer longitudinal edges extending in directions substantially tangential to the inner and outer curved edges, respectively, of the helical driveway at the points of oor intersection and including between them the said exposed and unobstructed outer curved edge sections of the helical driveway; and ramps connecting said tangential driveways with the said exposed and unobstructed edge sections along the curvature thereof.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

- FERNAND E. DHUMY. 

